Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
State House Race Ratings – June 1
Today we unveil our initial ratings of House races for 2014. It should be strongly noted that these ratings are based on current circumstances in each district, factoring in the historic performance numbers for Democrats or Republicans as a secondary consideration . In some very winnable seats, Democrats do not have viable candidates or any […]
Flashback Friday – 1950s Suwannee River Video
A scenic and informative circa 1950s video chronicling a boat cruise along the Suwannee River.
Looking ahead to the 2014 State House campaigns
On Sunday, The Florida Squeeze will unveil our pre-qualifying ratings of House races throughout the state. Following qualifying we plan to update these ratings each Sunday until the November election. While the reapportionment trial is continuing to expose the lengths to which some Republicans went to circumvent the law and the spirit of the Fair […]
Looking for new contributors
We are looking for new contributors at the Florida Squeeze that can cover: Campaign 2014 Legislative issues The Florida Congressional Delegation in Washington We also need an additional copy editor for the site and for our forthcoming ebook. For the next month and a half, professional commitments related to this summer’s World Cup will limit […]
Thursday Bookshelf: Legacy of Leadership: Florida Governors and Their Inaugural Speeches
Patricia Lasche Clements who is one of the foremost female historians in the state and was long an active figure in Tallahassee wrote a book in 2005 tying together all the inagural speeches of Governors from William Moseley to Jeb Bush. By perusing the pages of this book you get the sense of how […]
The demise of the Val Demings Campaign yields important lessons for Democrats
Val Demings’ withdrawal from the Orange County Mayoral Race was a shock to most observers of Florida politics. It seems all so surreal because after years of misfiring Democrats had actually landed a highly-touted recruit for a big race in the state of Florida. Local Democrats had recruited a superstar, someone capable of commanding tremendous […]
AIF Legislative Ratings released
Associated Industries of Florida, whose agenda varies somewhat from the Florida Chamber have released the organization’s 2014 Legislative Ratings. They can be found here.
What if Crist had stayed put in 2010?
The venerable and incomparable Steve Bousquet asked the question in the St Pete Times the other day what would have happened in Florida had Crist run for reelection in 2010? My view is that Crist may have as Bousquet stated stayed a moderate Republican, at least nominally. But it is also entirely possible with the Tea Party […]
Jeb Bush Foundation Report Card Released
Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s Future has released its annual report card for members of the Legislature. As we have editorialized strongly time and again against school “choice” schemes, this rating is an important barometer from where we sit. While the Democrats in the House did quite well from our vantage point, the Senate was […]
Flashback Friday: The Florida House of Bonaparte
At the end of the Napoleonic Wars many members of the Bonaparte family and other loyalists to Napoleon sought to emigrate to America. It was rumored in fact that after defeat at Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon himself was on the run looking for passage to America. After the French capture of Southern Italy, Napoleon put […]
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